1950 was a very good year – after all, it was the year I was born! That makes me one of the baby boomer generation. In fact, I’m about smack dab in the middle of that generation. It was an interesting time.
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Tuesday, August 22, 1950
Top News Headlines This Week
Aug 22 – Abdel Rehim swims English Channel (10:50)
Aug 22 – Rotterdam harbor strike end
Aug 22 – Althea Gibson becomes 1st black competetor in natl tennis competition
Aug 23 – Jack Holden wins marathon (2:32:12)
Aug 23 – West Germany & Japan readmitted to Intl Amateur Athletic Federation
Aug 24 – Edith Sampson named 1st black US delegate to UN
Top Songs for 1950
1950 Prices
| Bread: | $0.14/loaf |
| Milk: | $0.82/gal |
| Eggs: | $0.70/doz |
| Car: | $1,750 |
| Gas: | $0.27/gal |
| House: | $14,500 |
| Stamp: | $0.03/ea |
| Avg Income: | $3,815/yr |
| Min Wage: | $0.75/hr |
| DOW Avg: | 235 |
United States President
Harry S. Truman
United States Vice President
Alben W. Barkley
Academy Award Winners
| Best Motion Picture: | All the King’s Men – Robert Rossen Productions |
| Best Actor: | Broderick Crawford – All the King’s Men |
| Best Actress: | Olivia de Havilland – The Heiress |
| Best Supporting Actor: | Dean Jagger – Twelve O’Clock High |
| Best Supporting Actress: | Mercedes McCambridge – All the King’s Men |
People Born on August 22
- 1862 – Claude Debussy, French pianist and composer (d. 1918)
- 1893 – Dorothy Parker, American poet, short story writer, critic, and satirist (d. 1967)
- 1920 – Ray Bradbury, American science fiction writer and screenwriter (d. 2012)
- 1949 – Diana Nyad, American swimmer and author
- 1950 – Ray Burris, American baseball player and coach
- 1950 – Scooter Libby, American lawyer and politician, Chief of Staff to the Vice President Dick Cheney
Popular Toys in 1950
Happi Time Doll
The Happi-Time doll is dressed in only a diaper and knit shirt. But she's ready for visiting in a jiffy, because she has her own complete layette, carrying case, and nursing bottle.
Clue Board Game
The classic detective game! In Clue, players move from room to room in a mansion to solve the mystery of: who done it, with what, and where?
Slinky
Mechanical engineer Richard James invented the Slinky by accident when accidentally knocked some springs off a shelf. He watched in amazement as they gracefully “walked” down instead of falling.
On TV in 1950
| Series | Debut | Ended |
|---|---|---|
| The Ed Sullivan Show | June 20, 1948 | June 6, 1971 |
| Howdy Doody | December 27, 1947 | September 24, 1960 |
| The Lone Ranger | September 15, 1949 | June 6, 1957 |
| What’s My Line? | February 2, 1950 | 1975 |
